Elephant Rumblings: Fiers Fires Up A’s, Why 200 Wins Is New 300

A’s Coverage:

• Game #115: Fiers and TNT spark 3-2 win over the Dodgers...
• Shea: A’s Jed Lowrie trying to overcome leg problem...
• Gallegos: Underdog role nothing new for Jackson...

MLB News:

• Baer: German Marquez throws immaculate inning against Pirates...
• AP: Bartolo Colon eyes Juan Marichal’s innings: ‘Want to beat him also’...
• ESPN: Jayson Werth rails against ‘super nerds’ that are ‘killing the game’...
• Epstein: Rick Ankiel faces huge obstacles in comeback bid...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Doolittle: Why 200 wins is the new 300 wins...
• Sullivan: The Astros’ Emerging Superstar...
• Kelly: Greg Holland is here to save the Nationals, I guess...
• Lindbergh: How MLB’s Coldest Hitter Got Hot...

Today in Baseball History:

• 2013 - Josh Reddick hits three homers and teammates Jed Lowrie and Yoenis Cespedes also go deep as the Athletics defeat the Blue Jays, 14 - 6.
• 2016 - Eight days after having been acquired by the Athletics at the trading deadline, Jharel Cotton makes a bid to throw only the fourth perfect game in Pacific Coast League history. After striking out Kyle Kubitza for out number 26, he gives up a triple to Doug Bernier with two outs in the 9th to spoil his attempt. He then strikes out the next batter to complete a one-hit shutout as Nashville defeats Round Rock, 3 - 0.

Best of Twitter:

• Fiers on his first outing...

• Insult to...insult?